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Title

View from Burger House, Broadway and Morganton Road, looking towards the south

Description

Shows a view looking down and towards the distance of a snow covered landscape. There are two tiers of mountains as a backdrop to the snow covered fields. There are many evergreen trees visible as well as a few fences.

Became Verandah Hotel in 1852 when columns were added; fence and porch is for A. K. Harper House; Next building is Jackson House, a hotel, built in 1886; name changed to Blount Hotel in 1919; McKenzie House, built 1842 by Major Will A. McTeer, Main Street (now Broadway), Maryville, Tennessee

Date

1890 - 1899

Description

Shows a deteriorating large wooden building with seven columns, a porch, steps, and a balcony which has balustrades. There is a wood shingle roof with two chimneys, one of which is missing bricks at the top. There are several sets of French doors, some with sidelights and fixed windows across the top. One end of the balcony is sagging and the other is supported with lumber. There is a paint shop sign by the lower right door. In front of the building there is a horse with a wagon that has a retractable covering; there are two people, one sitting and the other standing, by the wagon. Next to this building a three story brick building with a metal roof and a brick chimney is partially visible. Across the street on the left side the corner of a porch with ornamentation is visible. The yard around the porch has a metal decorative fence; there are eight young trees in the yard, some of which are supported with trellises. There are other fences and a gate visible.

Shows a group of two men, two women, and two children with a covered wagon loaded with their possessions and drawn by two oxen. One woman, who is wearing a striped blouse with a checked skirt and a hat, is sitting in the wagon with one arm resting on the legs of an upside down chair that has a pail over one leg; she has on glasses. There is a small boy riding on one of the oxen; his hand is being held by a man dressed in a suit with a vest and an open shirt collar. Next to him is a man in a striped shirt, a vest and pants; this man has whiskers and is wearing a bowler hat. The other woman, wearing a floral blouse and a hat, is standing in front of the oxen holding a small child. Behind the group are fields of crops with knobs and a mountain in the background. In front is a split rail fence with several strings of barbed wire on the top and a gate. In front of the group, the back of a carriage with a covering is visible; a woman wearing a hat is sitting inside.

Shows several cattle standing in the foreground, some of them are grazing. Behind them is a dirt path on which are standing four boys wearing hats and an older girl wearing a plaid dress and holding an umbrella; one of the boys is an African American. Behind the path are several different types of wooden fences and beyond that are a L-shaped wooden barn with a wood shingle roof and a wooden outbuilding.

Shows a cabin made of log timbers with a wood shingle roof and a porch with a roof that has plants or vines growing out of the wood shingles. In the background is a slope with trees growing on it. There are also trees on the right side. In front of the cabin there are plants growing as well as on the hillside.

Gregory Bald, Parsons Bald with Dalton Gap shown between the two tall pine trees; taken from Chilly Spring Knob

Date

1890 - 1903

Description

Shows a view of two mountain tops and a gap and a sky filled with many clouds. There are two large fir trees in the foreground as well as smaller plants and trees. There are also trees on the slopes of the mountains.

Shows a buggy with a covering stuck probably in mud; there are two horses pulling the buggy and a small barefoot boy sitting on blankets in the back. In the background there is a slope with trees on it and a river in front of it. Around the wagon are scrub plants and rocks.

Shows a horse with three small boys and two girls sitting on a blanket on it. A woman dressed in a striped blouse with a scarf around her neck, a long skirt, and a brimmed hat stands in front of the horse. The woman is wearing pants under her skirt. Behind the horse are two men dressed in shirts and pants and wearing hats; one man has on a coat and the other is holding a rifle on his shoulder. The ground has grass and an outcropping of rocks.

Turnpike ran from the mouth of Abrams Creek to about one-half mile northeast of Deals Gap; Toll gate cabin for the Parsons Turnpike, located near Parsons Branch Road and Deals Gap

Date

1890 - 1903

Description

Shows a building with a wood shingle roof and porch. In front of the structure there is a fence with a gate. A bearded man is standing with his hand on the fence; he is dressed in a shirt, pants with suspenders and a hat. There are plants in the foreground as well as a large tree. There is a small tree next to the building behind the fence. In the background is a hill covered with trees. Inside the building there are two additional people.

Shows a log cabin with a wood shingle roof and a stacked stone chimney. Behind the cabin are plants and trees. There are rocks in the foreground. In front of the cabin are three groups of people.; Shows in the left group a man, a woman, a girl, a small boy, and a baby. The man is wearing a shirt, trousers with one suspender and a button fly and a tear in the middle of the left leg; his hands are on his hips. The woman is wearing a dress and is barefoot; she is holding the baby dressed in a gown. The girl is wearing a dress and is barefoot; she is standing with her arms crossed. The boy is wearing a shirt and pants with suspenders; he is holding a whistle in one hand.; Shows in the middle group standing in front of the door to the cabin a woman, an older boy, a younger boy, and a small girl. The woman is wearing a plaid dress and has her arm around the younger boy, who is barefoot and wearing a shirt and pants with suspenders. The barefoot girl is standing to the left of the boy and wearing a dress with a shirt under it. In the doorway is standing a boy, possibly a teenager. He is wearing a shirt, pants with suspenders, and a hat; he has a cloth on one shoulder.; Shows in the right group a man, woman, two boys and a girl. The man is wearing a shirt, a vest, and a hat and has one arm folded across his body. The woman is wearing a print dress, a belt, and a straw hat with flowers on it; her arm is on the shoulder of the man. The children are partially hidden behind flower plants. One boy has a whistle in his mouth and is wearing a shirt; the other boy is wearing a shirt and hat. The girl is wearing a dress with a ruffle and a hat.

Shows a closeup of a group portrait of a family in front of a log building. The man is wearing a shirt, trousers with one suspender, a button fly, and a tear in the middle of the left leg; his hands are on his hips. The woman is wearing a dress and is barefoot; she is holding a baby in her arms. The girl is wearing a dress and is barefoot; she is standing with her arms crossed. The young boy is wearing a shirt and pants with suspenders; he is holding a whistle in one hand.

Shows a closeup of a group portrait of a family in the doorway of a log building. The woman is wearing a plaid dress and has her arm around the younger boy, who is barefoot and wearing a shirt and pants with suspenders. A young girl is standing to the left of the boy and wearing a dress with a shirt under it. Standing in the doorway is an older boy, possibly a teenager; he is wearing a shirt, pants with suspenders, and a hat; there is a cloth on one shoulder.

Shows a closeup of a group portrait of a family in front of the corner of a log building. The man is wearing a shirt, a vest, and a hat and has one arm folded across his body. The woman is wearing a print dress, a belt with a buckle, and a straw hat with flowers on it; her left arm is on the shoulder of the man. Three children are partially hidden behind flower plants. One young boy has a whistle in his mouth and is wearing a shirt; the other young boy is wearing a shirt and hat. The young girl is wearing a dress with a ruffle at her neck and a hat.

Monkey House on Gold Mine Road, home of Dr. Felix Oswald whose sole companion was a monkey

Date

1890 - 1903

Description

Shows the back of a wooden building with a wood shingle roof and a stone fireplace; a corner of the front porch is visible. In the left foreground is a covered open carriage drawn by two horses. There are blankets or quilts in the back of the carriage and a person, possibly a boy, in the driver's seat. There is a young boy standing on the ground behind the carrage. There are trees, including one that is dead.

Shows a group men turning a threshing wheel by hand. There is a log shed and another log building with a wood shingle roof. There is a split rail fence in the middle and a hillside with plants in the background. Most of the men are wearing shirts and pants with suspenders; at least one has on bib overalls; a couple have on hats.

Shows a cabin made of logs with a wood shake roof and a stacked stone fireplace chimney with smoke coming out of it. There are two men, a boy, and two dogs standing outside the cabin. The men and boy are dressed in shirts, pants with suspenders, and hats; both men are holding rifles. One man has his foot on the seat of a wooden chair on which one of the dogs is standing; there is also another wooden chair. Both chairs are more like stools with backs. There is a small corral surrounded by a split rail fence. In the background there are trees. To the right are some tree stumps and there are some rock outcroppings in the foreground.

Shows an outdoor structure with four log columns, wooden beams, a ceiling, and a dirt floor covered with leaves. Inside in the background there is a tent with the flaps open; at the opening there is a United States flag and a folding chair with blankets on the ground and a lantern hanging from a cut tree branch. There may be a light bulb hanging from the ceiling. There are animal pelts hanging from three of the columns, one of which is probably from a spotted deer. There is a tree, probably cut, in the backgound with at least three opossums, probably stuffed, on the branches. There are kettles and pans and eating utensils, including cups. There is a metal hood with a metal chimney vent over the cooking area, which has logs on the ground with a wooden pole across the top resting on a pole with a Y-notch. There is an axe at the base of one of the columns and a pouch hanging from another.

Shows a group of four men, four women, and two boys near an open fire in a wooded area. There are pots and pans hanging near the fire. The women are wearing dresses and hats; the men are wearing coats, pants and hats as are the boys. There is a rifle leaning against a dead branch. In the foreground one of the men is sitting on a wooden crate with the letters c r a c k e r s on it and facing a short legged table with a tablecloth on it as well as leaves and food; he has a napkin tucked into his coat. There is a picnic basket on the ground near the table. In the background two horses are tied to trees.

Shows a woman and two boys sitting on a log, a boy standing on the log holding the rein of a light colored horse, a man standing near the rear of a dark colored horse, and a boy standing in front of the dark colored horse. Both horses have on feedbags. There are stakes in the ground and rocks in the foreground; there are large trees in the background. Behind the group is a carriage with a person in it and behind that is a tent with the flaps open; there is an American flag on a pole in front of it. There is a short legged table visible behind and between the horses. The woman is wearing a dress. The boys are wearing suits; three also have on caps. The man is wearing pants, a shirt, a vest and a cap.

Shows a snow covered scene of a large wood frame house with decorative elements in the gables and porch with a widows walk on top. There is a curved porch and three sets of steps that lead up it. There is a wooden fence in the foreground. There are trees.

Shows the side of a wood frame house that has two open windows with shutters. There is a two story section that is hidden behind tree branches. There is a clothes line propped up with a pole with two shirts hanging on the line. In the middle is smaller tree and a shrub. On the right side are two large trees. In front there is a cut stone wall with a gate that is partially visible. In the foreground is grass. Behind the wall there is a large rock or monument

Shows three fully clothed boys diving off a wooden barge into a river. The barge is anchored at the grass covered shoreline in the foreground. On the ferry barge are three men and two horses. One of the men is seated on one of the horses; another is standing watching the boys with a pole over his shoulder. The men are all wearing hats. On the barge there are long handled oars and also some burlap bags. On the opposite shore is a two story wood frame building and the mouth of another river. There are trees on the left side and on the far shoreline.

Shows the side of a large two story wood frame building with a lower floor made of brick. The building is on a slope so that all three floors are visible on the side and back; the back side also has three dormers and downspouts. There are two chimneys visible as well as a small tower on the roof. There are seven windows visible on the side. On the back there are windows and doors partially visible. There are probably lightening rods on the roof, dormers, and tower. There are also trees and a fence visible with grass surrounding the building. The paint on the building is deteriorating.

Shows a rock escarpment with four women, one man, and four children, probably all boys, sitting on it. There is a waterfall visible behind them. In the foreground there is a creek; in the background there are trees and other plants.

Interior, Reverend Frank E. Moore's cabin on Bald Mountain; Moore was pastor of New Providence Church

Date

1890 - 1899

Description

Shows the interior of a log cabin with a stacked stone fireplace. There is an open doorway to the left of the fireplace with the ropes of a hammock visible outside. In the foreground there is a low bed; on the bed there is a bedpread with sunflowers on it. A part of the inside of the roof is visible. The floor is wooden planks. There are pails and cooking utensils around the room, including one hanging over logs in the fireplace.

Shows a campsite under large trees. There is a tent with a flag mounted on a pole in front of it. There is a woman in a long dress and hat standing by a smoking campfire. Another woman in a long dress is sitting on a cloth covered box next to a short table which has a picnic basket on it; there are two more baskets on the ground beside it. A third woman, wearing a long dress and hat, is pushing a small girl on a swing. There are three boys in the foreground, all wearing knickers, coats, wide collars with bows, and caps. One of the boy is holding a sledgehammer upright; there is a wooden stake in front of him. Behind the boys there is a carriage with cloth covered top and sides; one side is rolled up. There are two horses tied to trees beyond the carriage. There are two hammocks hanging between trees. There are two chairs covered with bedspreads or coverlets; one is on the ground in front of a tree and the other is on the ground near the front guide rope of the tent.

Shows a campsite set among large tree trunks. There is a tent with the front flaps open; there is bedding visible inside. There are two women, both in long dresses. One is also wearing a hat and standing next to a fire pit made of stones; there is a pot, pan, and coffeepot near the fire pit. The other woman is sitting on a cloth covered box next to a short cloth covered table; on the table are glass jars, a cup, and a picnic basket. There are two more picnic baskets on the ground. There is a stool with a pillow on it in front of the table. There are two chairs covered with bedspreads or coverlets. One is on the ground in front of a tree trunk; there is a lantern hanging above it. The other is on the right side in an open area. There is a hammock hanging from a tree in the left background.

Shows a stone bluff with plants growing on the tops and sides with a river in the foreground. There are two canoes on the river; one has one person rowing and the other has a covering and two people in it.

Columbian Hall, Broadway entrance; Maryville, Tennessee, corner of Main (now Broadway) and Cates; former New Providence Presbyterian Church built 1852

Date

1892 - 1903

Description

Shows a large abandoned brick building with steps on either side leading up to the main door in the middle of the front. On the sidewalk level there are doors on the left and right of the steps. On the side six windows are visible, four of them with shutters. On the right side there is a wooden fence.

Shows a wooden building, probably a church, with a wooden steeple, vertical siding, and a chimney. There are wood board fences with a gate. There is a partially visible one story house with a porch, a wood shake roof, and two chimneys on the left side. In the foreground there is a dirt street.

Niles Homestead on the Little Tennessee River; Karl Garner on the front porch

Date

1890 - 1903

Description

Shows a two story brick house with an extention to the rear. The windows have shutters, some of which are closed. The rear extension has two chimneys. There is a wood frame outbuilding. There are vines to the top of the side chimney and on the left corner of the house. There is a large tree in the right foreground as well as other trees in the background. There are shrubs and grass. There is a small boy barely visible sitting on stone steps at the front of the house.

Shows a field of corn growing on a hillside leading down to a river. At the top of the field there is a split rail fence visible from its top. To its right there is a dirt road and further to the right there are trees. Across the river its other bank is visible and there are hills beyond that.

Shows cultivated fields interspersed with trees. The two fields in the foreground are separated by a split rail fence; there are two men barely visible on the right side. Further back there are trees with farmlands beyond that; two farm buildings are visible. In the background there is a forest of trees on a hillside.

Friend's School, formerly the Pride Mansion, built about 1830; the school operated from 1878 to 1901; building was dismantled about 1910

Date

1895 - 1896

Description

Shows a group of approximately 150 students and teachers sitting and standing in front of a two story brick building. The students range in age from approximately 5 to 18 years of age. The building has a two story porch with columns and railings, windows with shutters, and chimneys. There is a large tree to the right and several trees on the left side.There is grass in the foreground. Some of the children and teachers appear to be wearing corsages.

Shows a group of three men, eight women, and three boys sitting and standing in a living room. The women all have on long dresses and hats; the woman on the right is dressed in white and has an arm patch with a cross on it, denoting the American Red Cross. The men and boys are in suits and ties. There is a large patterned carpet on the floor as well as a smaller one beneath the boys who are sitting on the floor. There is a gas light fixture hanging from the ceiling. there is wall paper on the walls. The nurse is standing on the hearth of the fireplace which has decorative tiles around it and a wooden mantel with a mirror above it. The mantel has pitchers, framed pictures and other objects on it; there is a framed painting above it. There are screen prints on either side of window which has a decorative wood surround and above it architectural details and carving. There are other framed paintings on the left wall.

Shows an African American boy, probably between 10 and 14 years old, standing on grass with trees in the background. He is wearing a buttoned double breasted coat with a shirt and tie beneath it, knickers, knee high socks, laced shoes, and a hat. His left arm is at his side and the right is behind his back. He has a flower or decoration on his lapel.

Shows a young girl, probably in her early teens, holding a short haired cat. She is standing next to a column, probably of a porch; in the background there is a fence and small trees. She is dressed in a blouse with a high collar and ties and a skirt; her hair is pulled back.

Show a group of children wearing bathing suits on a platform in a river. On the left end of the platform there is an older girl sitting with her feet in the water. Next to her there are three girls standing, an older boy with an oar in his hands, and two other boys standing. On the right end there is a boy and another child sitting with their feet in the water. There is another child standing in the water holding a dog. There are mountains in the background.

Third Blount County Courthouse, Broadway and Cusick Street; this building was destroyed by a fire on July 28, 1906

Date

1900 - 1906

Description

Shows the side and front of a two story bick building with a steeple tower that has a weather vane on top. There are three chimneys visible. There are decorative elements along the roofline, on the steeple, and on top of the windows and doorway. There are eight arched windows on the second floor and six windows on the first floor, three of which are open. There is a gutter on the side. In front of the doorway there are three-sided steps on which there are three men, one of whom is African American, dressed in suits and hats sitting on chairs. There is a sidewalk along the side of the building. The building is on a slight slope and there are smaller windows on the lower story. On the right side there is a smaller two story bick building which has two chimneys and bars on the first story windo. There is a man sitting next to that building. In the lower left there is partially visible a building with a shed roof covering the lower floor; there is a reaping machine next to it and a utility pole with wires on the corner. Behind that on the left side there are houses and trees visible.

Shows a wood frame house with two gables, a dormer, a chimney, and a front porch. The gables are stained glass. There are trees next to the porch, in the right foreground, and behind the house. The house and an open shed have wood shingle roofs. There are logs in the open shed.

Linnaeus Hastings cools off beside a small waterfall on Pole Bridge Branch

Date

1890 - 1903

Description

Shows a man leaning against a large log next to a creek with a small waterfall behind him. The man is wearing a long sleeve pullover with the letter H on it, pants, and high boots. His left sleeve is pushed up and he is washing his lower left arm with a cloth that is in his right hand; he holds another cloth in his left hand. The stream is very shallow and rocks are visible beneath the water. There are rocks on the bank of the stream.